Op-Eds

 

Washington Post, Editorial: Gays, Lesbians Should be Able to Serve Openly in the Military

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Washington Post, Letter to the Editor: Standing Up for Gay Rights

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Op Ed: The Desert Sun, Joe McCormack

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Op Ed: Arizona Daily Star, Brigadier General John Adams

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Op Ed: Kansas City Star, Equality Still is AWOL from the Ranks of U.S. Military

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Kansas City Star: Voices from the Heartland

Obama and Congress don't need to study gays in the military. They need to look at what the president from the Show-Me state did and follow his example. ...Read More

 

Boston Globe Op-Ed: Military Just Catching Up

In a recent Boston Globe op-ed, SLDN Executive Director Aubrey Sarvis discusses the urgency and doability of repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" sooner rather than later.

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Boston Globe: The Writers React to Each Other

SLDN's Aubrey Sarvis refutes Elaine Donnelly's op-ed in Sunday's Boston Globe. ...Read More

 

New York Times: An About-Face on Gay Troops

GENERALS are scolded for preparing to fight "the last war," but if President Obama intends to keep his promise to allow gays to serve openly in the military, he would do well to study President Bill Clinton's attempt of 16 years ago. ...Read More

 

Getting Ahead of Congress

Consider "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," which proved a political quagmire for Bill Clinton early in his first term. In 1993, just 44 percent of Americans believed gays should serve in the military. Today, an encouraging three-quarters of the public believes gay people should serve openly. Repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell will still be controversial. But with significant public support for a repeal, the time is ripe for the administration to signal that it takes the issue seriously. ...Read More

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